[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 229 (Friday, November 28, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Page 63420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-31164]


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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY


Submission to OMB for Review; Comment Request

November 19, 1997.
    The Department of Treasury has submitted the following public 
information collection requirement(s) to OMB for review and clearance 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, Pub. L. 104-13. Copies of 
the submission(s) may be obtained by calling the Treasury Bureau 
Clearance Officer listed. Comments regarding this information 
collection should be addressed to the OMB reviewer listed and to the 
Treasury Department Clearance Officer, Department of the Treasury, Room 
2110, 1425 New York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20220.

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

    OMB Number: 1545-1554.
    Form Number: IRS Form MTQ/941 and Schedule B (Form MTQ/941).
    Type of Review: Revision.
    Title: Montana Quarterly Tax Report/Employer's Quarterly Return 
(MTQ/941); and Employer's Record of Federal Tax Liability (Schedule B).
    Description: Form MTQ/941 is used by employers to report payments 
made to employees subject to income and social security and Medicare 
taxes and the amounts of these taxes. The state of Montana and the 
Simplified Tax and Wage Reporting Systems (STAWRS) have formed a 
partnership to explore the potential or combining Montana's quarterly 
reports for state withholding, Old Fund Liability tax, and Unemployment 
Insurance with the Employer's Quarterly Federal Tax Return (Form 941). 
One form will satisfy both state and federal requirements and will make 
employer filing faster and easier.
    Respondents: Business or other for-profit, Individual or 
households, Not-for-profit institutions, Federal Government, State, 
Local or Tribal Government.
    Estimated Number of Respondents/Recordkeepers: 175.
    Estimated Burden Hours Per Respondent/Recordkeeper:

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                                      MTQ/941             Schedule B    
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Recordkeeping................  9 hr., 34 min.......  2 hr., 53 min.     
Learning about the law or the  18 min..............  6 min.             
 form.                                                                  
Preparing the form...........  28 min..............  9 min.             
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    Frequency of Response: Quarterly.
    Estimated Total Reporting/Recordkeeping Burden: 6,486 hours.
    Clearance Officer: Garrick Shear (202) 622-3869, Internal Revenue 
Service, Room 5571, 1111 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20224.
    OMB Reviewer: Alexander T. Hunt (202) 395-7860, Office of 
Management and Budget, Room 10226, New Executive Office Building, 
Washington, DC 20503.
Lois K. Holland,
Departmental Reports Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 97-31164 Filed 11-26-97; 8:45 am]
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